In 2000, three researchers published a peer-reviewed paper concluding that, “under present and expected conditions of use,” ...

In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.

Many view parental alienation syndrome as a harmful and pseudoscientific concept. Why does an academic debate persist?

There’s a vast difference between schools that have money and schools that don’t,” said LaComb, a senior at Lake Buena Vista High School and Florida state representative on the National Student ...

The Colibrí Center for Human Rights was a vital link between families and their missing loved ones. Now it's gone dark.

In 2023, the Swedish government announced that the country’s schools would be going back to basics, emphasizing skills such as reading and writing, particularly in early grades. After mostly being ...

Suzanne Simard's "When the Forest Breathes" is steeped in grief over the juggernaut of the modern logging industry.

Understanding the genetics of circulating viruses will determine if the U.S. loses measles elimination status this year.

Research suggests that rocket exhaust and debris could be threatening the ozone layer, though many uncertainties persist.

When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through his career in the Army. But ...

On a mild day in mid-November, among a clutch of oaks and sycamores, more than a dozen people encircled a small fire. Some lay splayed on the ground or on blankets, others perched on camp stools. Many ...